Oct 31 Watch 6:49 Examining the divide between Harris and Trump on Social Security and Medicare spending By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins In the final days of this election, both presidential candidates are trying to win over older voters with their plans for entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. Social Security is at risk of being depleted as soon as 2034… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 9:21 The potential economic impact of Trump's mass deportation promise By Paul Solman Immigration is a key issue of this campaign. Vice President Harris says if elected, she will pass a bipartisan bill strengthening border security. Former President Trump promises a much larger crackdown including mass deportations. Paul Solman examines the potential economic… Continue watching
Oct 31 Why Oklahoma has an 'only citizens' measure on the ballot By Adam Kemp As Election Day nears, voters in Oklahoma are weighing a ballot measure that would restrict voting "only" to U.S. citizens, echoing a broader Republican effort to fight noncitizen voting, which is already rare. Continue reading
Oct 31 Battle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records By Marc Levy, Associated Press Billions of dollars in ads are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties struggle for control of the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Oct 31 Trump gambles with late trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia By Jonathan J. Cooper, Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign’s final days. It's a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates haven't won in decades. Continue reading
Oct 31 Locked in conflict and hammered by sanctions, Iran wary over U.S. election result By Nasser Karimi, Mehdi Fattahi, Associated Press America’s presidential election comes just after Iran marks the 45th anniversary of 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis. For many, tensions between Tehran and Washington feel just as high as they did then. Continue reading
Oct 31 Voters hear stark message that election outcome will determine the fate of the country By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Few elections in the nation’s history have provided such a divide as this year’s, with the two major candidates and so many of their supporters saying the outcome will determine the fate of the country. Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Harris responds to Trump saying he will protect women 'whether they like it or not' By Will Weissert, Colleen Long, Associated Press Harris spoke Thursday before departing to campaign in the Western swing states of Nevada and Arizona. Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Harris holds campaign rally and concert with Los Tigres Norte in Arizona By Associated Press Arizona is one of four states in the nation’s Sun Belt that has drawn much of the focus of both presidential campaigns in the final sprint to Election Day. Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Albuquerque, N.M. By Jonathan J. Cooper, Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press The former president campaigned in Albuquerque, New Mexico, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades. Continue reading